Got a strong OH to cut down and dig them out, depends how big yours are though, you dont want to wear him out. He has just said that if they are over 18inches in diameter, he would have had a machine . You may need someone with a chainsaw then either a tractor to pull the roots out or a stump grinder. May be a profesional job. It will cost a lot.

You have done a good job there, lovely views by the way, our conifer is about 7ft high, think we could cut with a hand saw but looks like a lot of digging for the roots, think we need some weetabix for breakfast, i would send you a photo but our house got burgled two months ago so no camera :'(

ours were 25 years old and 28 of them,, you need an iron bar and a pick axe or matock, dig around the root, out a bit from the trunk, then just pick away, when you come to a long root, just snip it off, they will come out when you start to dig the ground for planting.

The view here is beautiful, i am very lucky to be able to live here. This was today, coffee on the patio, Dartmoor hills in the distance.

Thank you, chicky, its very special to me too. It is very hard work as i have only been making this garden since 2012, started digging borders in winter 2011. Its all from cuttings and seeds which I have grown myself. There are a few Bare root plants all from Parkers sales

Its a huge garden about a third to half acre with lots of borders and a veg bit.